This Ishvara is the Soul, untouched by limitation, free from karma and desire. Here we have the picture of the spiritual man as he is in reality. His relation to the three worlds is shown. This is the state of the master or the adept, of the soul who has come into its birthright, and is no longer under control of the forces and energies of the lower nature. YSP, p 47
The Word of Ishvara is AUM (or OM). This is the Pranava. YSP, p 1
The Steps to Union 1. The Yoga of action, leading to union with the soul is fiery aspiration, spiritual reading and devotion to Ishvara. YSP, Bk 2, TOC
By intense devotion to Ishvara, knowledge of Ishvara is gained.
Ishvara is the son in manifestation through the sun. This is the macrocosmic aspect. Ishvara is the son of God, the cosmic Christ, resplendent in the heart of each of us. The word "heart" is here used in its occult connotation. The following correspondences may be found illuminating and should be studied with care.
Aspect
Quality
Center
Macrocosm
Spirit
Father
Monad
Will
Head
Central spiritual sun
Soul
Son
Ego
Love
Heart
Heart of the sun
Body
Holy Spirit
Personality
Active Intelligence
Throat
Physical sun
Ishvara is the second aspect, and therefore the real meaning of this sutra is that through intense devotion to, and love of Ishvara, the Christ in manifestation, that Christ or soul may be contacted or known. Ishvara is God in the heart of every child of God; He is to be found in the cave of the heart; He is to be reached through pure love and devoted service, and when reached He will be seen seated upon the twelve petalled lotus of the heart, holding in his hands the "jewel in the lotus." Thus the devotee finds Ishvara. When the devotee becomes the raja yogin then Ishvara will reveal to him the secret of the jewel. When Christ is known as king upon the throne of the heart, then He will reveal the Father to His devotee. YSP, p 46
Devotion to Ishvara may be briefly stated to constitute the attitude of the lower threefold self to the service of the ego, the inner ruler, the God or Christ within. This will be triple in its manifestation, bringing that lower personal self into a life of obedience to the Master within the heart; eventually bringing the aspirant into the group of some adept or spiritual teacher, and leading him also into devoted service to Ishvara or the divine Self as found in the hearts of all men and back of all forms of divine manifestation. YSP, p 188
Devotion to Ishvara, which relates to the astral or emotional body, the whole heart poured out in love to God - God in his own heart, God in the heart of his brother, and God as seen in every form.
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"Devotion to Ishvara" is a large and general term covering the relation of the personal self to the higher self, the Ishvara or Christ principle in the heart. It covers also the relation of the individual Ishvara to the universal or cosmic Ishvara; it deals with the realization of the soul in man that it is an integral part of the Oversoul. This results in group consciousness which is the objective of the kingly science. YSP, p 123
Ishvara (the Gurudeva), being unlimited by time condition, is the teacher of the primeval Lords. YSP, p 52
Students would do well in studying these few sutras relating to Ishvara to bear in mind that they have reference to the son of God, the second person of the Trinity as He manifests through the medium of the solar system, to the macrocosmic soul. The secondary meaning has reference also to the divine son of God, the second aspect monadic, as He manifests through the medium of a human being. This is the microcosmic soul. The following synonyms of the Ishvara aspect may be found of value.
Ishvara
Some quotes from the writings of Alice A Bailey:
This Ishvara is the Soul, untouched by limitation, free from karma and desire. Here we have the picture of the spiritual man as he is in reality. His relation to the three worlds is shown. This is the state of the master or the adept, of the soul who has come into its birthright, and is no longer under control of the forces and energies of the lower nature. YSP, p 47
The Word of Ishvara is AUM (or OM). This is the Pranava. YSP, p 1
The Steps to Union
1. The Yoga of action, leading to union with the soul is fiery aspiration, spiritual reading and devotion to Ishvara. YSP, Bk 2, TOC
Ishvara is the son in manifestation through the sun. This is the macrocosmic aspect. Ishvara is the son of God, the cosmic Christ, resplendent in the heart of each of us. The word "heart" is here used in its occult connotation. The following correspondences may be found illuminating and should be studied with care.
Devotion to Ishvara may be briefly stated to constitute the attitude of the lower threefold self to the service of the ego, the inner ruler, the God or Christ within. This will be triple in its manifestation, bringing that lower personal self into a life of obedience to the Master within the heart; eventually bringing the aspirant into the group of some adept or spiritual teacher, and leading him also into devoted service to Ishvara or the divine Self as found in the hearts of all men and back of all forms of divine manifestation. YSP, p 188
Devotion to Ishvara, which relates to the astral or emotional body, the whole heart poured out in love to God - God in his own heart, God in the heart of his brother, and God as seen in every form.
[...]
"Devotion to Ishvara" is a large and general term covering the relation of the personal self to the higher self, the Ishvara or Christ principle in the heart. It covers also the relation of the individual Ishvara to the universal or cosmic Ishvara; it deals with the realization of the soul in man that it is an integral part of the Oversoul. This results in group consciousness which is the objective of the kingly science. YSP, p 123
Ishvara (the Gurudeva), being unlimited by time condition, is the teacher of the primeval Lords. YSP, p 52